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SFERRA, the luxury Italian home lifestyle brand, opens its first dedicated retail location, SFERRA Townhouse, in NYC today. The Townhouse is located in New York City's Flatiron District at 11 East 20th Street. The property and its location hold significant meaning for the brand as SFERRA's founder, Gennaro Sferra , established his NYC home in a sim...

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At first glance, Solomeo appears to be another picture-perfect sleepy hilltop hamlet in Umbria, Italy. But a closer look reveals that not only is the medieval village home to Brunello Cucinelli and his eponymous global brand that started with cashmere knitwear, it’s also what he calls the “essence” and “heart” of his personal entrepreneurial and sp...

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Atalanta Corporation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Cipriani Food as its exclusive importer for the United States. De Medici, a division of Atalanta, will oversee the implementation and distribution of Cipriani Food, a division of the legendary four-generation hospitality family that opened Harry’s Bar in Venice in 1931 and has since...

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Italian supercars are among the most desired vehicles on the planet, with most people – even ones who aren’t particularly interested in cars – acknowledging that they are special machines. These supercars changed a lot over the last few decades, but the basic idea remained the same since the 1960s. Ferrari and Lamborghini are by far the most popula...

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Bare trees and the white snow piled here and there unevenly. Winter is coming to an end and the sun melts the ice. The paths to the Sardinian donkeys are impossible to walk on with city shoes. If the rolling Hudson Valley is naturally uneven on the outside, the art inside is deliberately uneven: Arte Povera, Italian art from the 1960s onward. A vis...

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The last few years have seen the United States deeply re-think public sculptures following Black Lives Matter protests, inspiring similar demonstrations and conversations around the globe. And yet, there’s been no such reckoning here in Italy–particularly surprising in a country where such statues are superabundant. Old nations, Nietzsche said, hav...

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Rolling Umbrian hills doused in golden light, Romanesque villas winking at Rivas across glassy lakes, and sun-baked Sicilian beach houses inhaling the salty Tyrrhenian air. It’s easy to see why Italy is a popular choice for destination weddings. Not only does this enviably good-looking country offer up a vast array of landscapes, from the snow-capp...

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More job opportunities are coming to the mountains this year, as a European company is opening its first U.S. branch in Hendersonville. Italian company Andreani is a motorbike suspension components distributor looking to bring its skills to America. The company will also offer training courses for mountain bike racing teams and technicians. News 13...

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An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate. The final sale price smashed the $3.6 million auction record for a Guarneri instrument (set in June 2022) to become the third-highest price paid for any musical...

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Silk has been a part of Italy’s cultural heritage for centuries. The country has a rich history of silk production and has been a leader in the industry for generations. Italy is renowned for its high-quality silk fabrics, which are used in fashion, home décor, and other industries. Italian silk is known for its smooth texture, luxurious feel, and...

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